Affordable Whaler Studio Condo with Great Ground Floor Location!

Have always loved the Kaanapali Beach, so was happy to find this ground floor unit. I read all the reviews (both good and not so good) so my expectations were not too high, I knew about the peeling wallpaper and had decided that was not going to be a huge deal but it would be nice if it was taken off and painted. The location is wonderful and with a little TLC it could be stellar! After reading about the soiled carpet I had thought it would have been cleaned by the time we arrived; it wasn't and I was surprised and disappointed as it's pretty bad. As a landlord myself I know carpet cleaning is an important and minor expense and can make a huge difference in impression of the residence! I also know the owner has had the same cleaning lady for years but the condo should be checked. Kitchen was nice and clean which is important, but there was hair in the bathtub from the last guests, and it could stand a through scrubbing, long hair on the floor and in the towels and there was unidentifiable yucky mess on the door trim in the bathroom. Just because I was going to be there for a week I went ahead and cleaned it so I wouldn't have to worry about touching it or seeing it!!

I agree a little updating would be nice, but the furnishings were fine with me. The bed was clean and comfortable. I had read about the flat pillows and yes they were still there, but since I don't sleep well with flat pillows I just improvised and took the fluffy pillow out of the sham and put a clean pillowcase on it. Regarding the little extra effort to make this a higher rating, getting an inexpensive set of dishes that matched would be nice. As an example, we left Maui and stayed in a lovely ground floor condo on Kauai, with an ocean view, next to a beautiful well known, upscale resort. It was pristine, beautifully furnished, there was a welcome basket with coffee and macadamia nuts and was $5.00 less per day. As I stated it doesn't take a whole lot of expense to make a 5 star rating and I really would have loved to do that for our Maui experience.

The location of the room was great! Would stay there again, however the ceiling fan could use some updating. It did not provide much in the way of breeze and was much too loud to use anyway.

First of all I can’t tell you how great all our interactions were with The Whalers staff including front desk, bellman and maintenance. Perfect location, wonderful view of ocean front, close to washer/dryer and barbeques. Studio needs updating, i.e., carpet, wallpaper, bedding, kitchen supplies as well as extensive deep cleaning. We did enjoy use of beach chairs and boogie boards. Could use a beach umbrella as it is hard to sit on the beach in August without one. Early check in was available and so appreciated when purchasing food and supplies from Costco that needed refrigeration. Priced accordingly, very reasonable. Turned out to be a perfect place for our family reunion as half of the family stayed at the Westin and others at The Whalers. Hope to visit next year. Mahalo Larry Levine.

We love Kannapali!

I had a fantastic experience staying in the Whaler #114! I've stayed at the Whaler a few times before, and I've found I much prefer staying on the ground floor. You still a great view of the water and the black rock from the lanai, but you don't have to deal with slowwww elevators. Just walk out your back door and you are on the beach! And the backside of Tower 1 is private and quiet. The value for this condo is amazing. People complain that it is dated, but so what? It was spotlessly clean (way cleaner than the condos of some others in my group), had a ridiculously comfortable bed, and was stocked with everything I could possibly need. If a tiny bit of peeling wallpaper and some older appliances bother you, go rent a newly renovated condo for double the price! Thanks for sharing your home Larry. I had a wonderful time and can't wait to come back.